Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-06-23
SEVENTH DAY aDytrTisTs.

SEVENTH DAY A%DVtETiSTS.
HI Their Cotton City on the Fair
Grounds at MitcheIl-FIfty Tents Al
ready up-Hundreds ON Hand snd
MSTs Coming.
Mitchell, June 22.--Special e%orrespon-
Deuce Press and Dakotaian-Alread,
large numbers have gathered for the
purpose of holding the annual camp
meeting and conference of this people
Cor southern Dakota. Several persons
have been here for a number Of days
engaged in q workers. meeting for the
purpose of putting the grounds III proper
condition for use during the meeting
proper, and quite a transformation has
been wrought through their diligent
efforts. The camp is admirably arranged;
the appointments are complete, and the
decorations tasteful indeed.
At the front near the entrance stands
the superb pavilion, sixty by a hundred
feet. displaying from its flag stats two
banners, on which are inscribed respect
lively the following notices: What is
Truth?' and Thy Word is Truth"
Back Of this are arranged. in blocks and
streets, the residence tents, at the rear
OF which. on either side, stand two forty
foot tents for services in the German
and Danish languages, while still back
of the floral hall is a tent l6S32 for
children's meetings. Floral hall is
util. zed for y book store, for reading
room, s%ecretary's ,flse and family resi-
dences, with a dining hall above. A
portion of the space under the grand
stand has been converted into o grocery
and warehouse. Ample accommoda-
tiops are also provided for reporters.
As the existence of this people is be.
coming more widely known, a few facts
relating to their history and standing,
gathered from reliable sources, will be of
general interest. Their origin as q de-
nomination dates from about 1647. The
present number il about 80, 600,
comprising over SG0 church
cs, hDouG 4Uu ministers
and licentiates, and the game number of
colportera and mission workers. Their
growth is quite rapid and their work is
extending to all parts of the world.
While confidently believing that
prophecy can be understood and is near
ing the close of it's fuifllment, they re.
p,a,aka kba F,oIiah Sinoa oakt;pr ,,ova-
ments of so-called Adventists that dis
gust the world and expose the Advent
name to ridicnle.
Their organization is simple. but effec-
tive. The bible is their only creed and
their only bond of union, a covenant to
keep the commandments of God and the
faith of Jesus. The officers of the church
are OF elder, deacon aud clerk. Their
ministers are principally evangelIsts and
are styled elders instead of reverends.
They acknowledge the ten command
ments as of supreme authority, and as q
consequence observe the seventh day, or
Saturday, as the Sabbath. They insist
npch41 conversion, and adopt
immersion as the only water
baptism. They maintain that life and
Immortality are the gifts of God through
Christ, aud that the fnaliy %lmpenitent
will perish by being consumed in the
fires of the day of God, after which the
earth ia to be renewed and become the
eternal home OF the saved.
Their churches are formed into state
conferences, and these state conferences
embracing several III Europe, are again
combined in q general conference, having
the oversight of their work throughout
the world. Their conferences now num-
Der twenty-eIght, with missions in
Switzerland, Germany, Scotland. Eng.
land, Norway, Sweden, Denmark
France, Italy, Russia, South Africa.
Australia and New Zealand They have
seven publishing houses, three of which
are in this country, and one each in Eng
land, Switzerland, Norway and Australia
with q sombined capital of half o million.
They publish. twenty-five periodicals in
eight different languages, the combined
monthly circulation of which is over
$50, 900 copies. During the past year
their central house clone has used over
$40 tons of paper.
The preliminary meetings OF the con-
ference and other societies were held to.
day, commencing at 9 q. M. Large num-
bers of people are coming in both on the
trans and by private conveyances.
Carpets at Chicago Prices at
j. e. BRUCE.
Money to loan on real state or ohattle
security. e. 81. VAN ANTWERP,
Abstract Office.
County taxes for 1886 become de-